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JOHN L. TAYLOR, OF NEW YORK,"N. YY.

Lamm Paten No. 101,941, ama April i2, 18m.

IMPROVEMENT IN SUSPBNSORY BANDAGES.

The Schedule referred to in tl'xese Letters Patent and making paxt o the same To ai! whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. TAYLOR, of the city and State of New `SZork, have invented and mede an Improvement in Suspeusory Bandages; and the following is declnred to be a correct description of the saine. y

Testicle supporters have heretofore been Inode of 3l bag with an opening for the penis, said bog having elastic straps permanently connected to or formed with 'the saune.

Supporters of this character are usually worn, :ind then thrown away because they :annot be washed wit-houtinjuring or destroying the elastic straps, hence bags`o' silk, or other expensive materiel that is the most comfortable for the person, nre seldom inode use My invention cousistsin a. suspensory bandge inode of a bag with the necessary opening for the penis, and connected remonbly to the elastic waist-belt, and

to the stmp that passes through between the legs, so that the supporter een be easily detached from the 1 straps for wzishing,-and silk, or other costly material that is most comfortabie tothe person. can he used :rnd cleansed :is oILen as desired.

In the drawing- Figure l is a perspective view of this supporter as viewed from below `the positie' in' which it is worn, and

Figure 2 is n plan of the upper part of the bog end the band ntmched thereto.

The bag a is mede oi' silk 'ne't-work, or other Snitable materiel suspended from the headpece hond -to employ the buckles f, so as having a binding or hem, c`, around it in which is the drawing string i that; is used i' r giving more or less of a. bag-shape to the supporter.

J is an opening of suitable size or shape for the penis.

The waist :nid c is of elastic material? :ind I prefer thereof.

The hendpiece ir is connected removably to the bend e by the buttons g, and button-holes or loops, so that the bag cnn be easily separated from the band e.

The strep h passes fron'i the band c through e. split ring or eye,1, that is connected removeblyito aspring hook or zur eye at the center and bottom part of the bag a. l

This strop h passes through between the legs,v and is free to accommodate itself to the person or to the to ztdjnstthe lcjingiahA 

